Improvement in velocipedes



Patented Dec.24,1872.

I. WEiSHAAR.

Velncipedes.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE IGNATZ WEISHAAR, OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN VELOCIPEDES.

$pecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,176, dated December24, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IGNATZ WEISHAAR, of the city of J'oliet, in Willcounty, and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements inLand-Carriages, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to furnish an easy and fast means oflocomotion on the land by means of the device hereinafter particularlyset forth.

Figure 1 is a lon gitudinal elevation through the center of the device.

The device consists of the platform or floor I A supported by the frameDresting upon four wheels much like an ordinary wagon, the rear axlebeingfurnished at the center with a crank, B, to which is attached thesystem of levers m i 0 ca. The levers a 0 pivot by means of the bar I)to the post 2, and the lever i at the bar h.

The carriage is driven by the operator, who

'sits in the seat 3, by working the lever a,

which imparts motion to the crank B, and thereby drives the carriage.The weight R and springs T1; are intended as auxiliaries to.

assist in working the said levers. The lever 00 is used to steer thecarriage by means of its connection with one end of the forward axle tby the bar 8. By moving said lever a: backward or forward the carriagemay be turned to go in any direction. Also, the lever v attached to thehounds 0 may be used for the 7 IGNATZ WEISHAAR.

Witnesses Tnos. H. HUroHINs, H. LOWE.

